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wont start
drained the water seperator and now it wont start again. I know that it has fuel. my batteries have now been deminished. what to look for. it was pretty cold here in florida. shes not too used to taht. I have been getting some smoke at idle and my mechanic said i may need to put on a new injector pump. any help would be appreciated. where can I get a decent prices injector pump. three hundo isnt that bad but somewhere else possibly? thanks in advance
1987 f 250
6.9 diesel
67000 I think
1987 f 250
6.9 diesel
67000 I think
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First, be careful to crank the starter a maximum of 20 seconds and then wait at least 2 minutes before trying again. It would be a shame to burn up a perfectly good starter!
Sorry, I can't help with the IP, but...
It sounds like your batteries died before you could get it restarted. I would unhook the batteries from each other (remove at least one ground cable) and charge them separately until they are both *fully* charged. If one won't charge fully (or better yet, have them tested at the parts store), I would recommend changing them both.
Since a diesel needs to be cranking over fast to start (unlike a gasser) be patient and wait until the batteries are ready. If you can count the revolutions, it is cranking too slow, and something is bad (batteries/starter/cables...).
Do you have a block heater? If so, plug it in for a couple of hours before trying to start. It will help a lot in cold weather.
You also may have air intrusion into the fuel system. When you drained the water, the drain may not have sealed. Others have mentioned using a bolt to close off the drain. Sorry I don't know the details.
If it still won't start, try pressing in the schrader valve on the filter housing while someone else cranks it over. You should get a steady stream of fuel (perhaps after a few seconds of cranking).
Good luck!
Sorry, I can't help with the IP, but...
It sounds like your batteries died before you could get it restarted. I would unhook the batteries from each other (remove at least one ground cable) and charge them separately until they are both *fully* charged. If one won't charge fully (or better yet, have them tested at the parts store), I would recommend changing them both.
Since a diesel needs to be cranking over fast to start (unlike a gasser) be patient and wait until the batteries are ready. If you can count the revolutions, it is cranking too slow, and something is bad (batteries/starter/cables...).
Do you have a block heater? If so, plug it in for a couple of hours before trying to start. It will help a lot in cold weather.
You also may have air intrusion into the fuel system. When you drained the water, the drain may not have sealed. Others have mentioned using a bolt to close off the drain. Sorry I don't know the details.
If it still won't start, try pressing in the schrader valve on the filter housing while someone else cranks it over. You should get a steady stream of fuel (perhaps after a few seconds of cranking).
Good luck!
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Where was the water seperator on the RH side of the engine or on firewall.......
Make sure batteries are fully topped up ........ they must also be 850 CCA minimum for both, when replacing do both at the same time. If you can count engine RPM on start the starter is turning too slow...........
Make sure batteries are fully topped up ........ they must also be 850 CCA minimum for both, when replacing do both at the same time. If you can count engine RPM on start the starter is turning too slow...........
